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Emeline Higgins 1841–1914 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Nov 1841

Birth Location: Yancey County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 3 Sep 1914

Death Location: Burnsville, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA

Father: John Higgins*

Mother: Winnifred Phillips

Spouse(s): William Bradford

Children(s): Sarah Bradford, Nathan Bradford, Perry Bradford, Isom Bradford, Jane Bradford, Alice Bradford, D. Bradford, Alice Bradford, Martha Haney

The story of Emeline Higgins began in 1841 in Yancey County, North Carolina, USA. In 1860, Emeline Higgins resided in Yancey, North Carolina, USA. Emeline Higgins married William Ervin Bradford, and had children including Alice Ann Bradford, Alice Bradford, D Bradford, Isom Bradford, Jane Bradford, Martha Bradford Haney, Nathan Dempsey Bradford, Perry Bradford, Sarah Sallie Bradford. Emeline Higgins passed away in 1914 in Burnsville, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Emeline Higgins began in 1841 in Yancey County, North Carolina, USA.
  • In 1860, Emeline Higgins resided in Yancey, North Carolina, USA.
  • Emeline Higgins married William Ervin Bradford, and had children including Alice Ann Bradford, Alice Bradford, D Bradford, Isom Bradford, Jane Bradford, Martha Bradford Haney, Nathan Dempsey Bradford, Perry Bradford, Sarah Sallie Bradford.
  • Emeline Higgins passed away in 1914 in Burnsville, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Emeline Higgins's Ancestors

Self
Emeline Higgins
1841–1914
Birth Place: Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
John Henry "Johnnie" Higgins*
1811–1892
Buncombe Co NC
Winnifred ("Winnie") Phillips
1812–1887
Buncombe County, North Carolina
Grandparents
John (Henry Higgins) Sr
1770–1854
North Carolina, United States
Nancy Young
1775–1854
North Carolina, United States
Lazarus Phillips
1781–1866
Burke, North Carolina, United States
Jane ("Jenny") Garland
1780–1857
Washington, Tennessee, United States
Great-Grandparents
William Higgins
–1792
Nehemiah Phillips
1744–1819
Elizabeth Brown
1760–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Emeline Higgins's Descendants

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Emeline Higgins (4 Nov 1841–3 Sep 1914) m. William (Ervin) Bradford (1835–1905)
  1. 1. Sarah ("Sallie") Bradford 1872–1952
  2. 2. Nathan (Dempsey) Bradford 1879–1948
  3. 3. Perry Bradford 1876–1970
  4. 4. Isom Bradford 1887–1969
  5. 5. Jane Bradford 1868–
  6. 6. Alice (Ann) Bradford 1859–1956
  7. 7. D. Bradford 1879–
  8. 8. Alice Bradford 1870–1911
  9. 9. Martha (Bradford) Haney 1874–1928 m. Avery (McIntosh- Avery HaneyGrant) McIntosh 1876–1971
    1. 1. Samuel (Lee) Haney 1898–1972 m. Thursa (Alestine) Bennett 1889–1977
      1. 1. Jesse (Ralph) Haney 1924–1924
      2. 2. William (Clay) Haney 1922–2011
      3. 3. Daniel (Ray) Haney 1927–2004
      4. 4. Hershell (Brian) Haney 1920–2005
      5. 5. Howard (Avery) Haney 1918–1988
      6. 6. Beatrice Haney 1925–2019 m. Burton (Miner) Carter 1923–2010 m. Donnie Fowler 1929–2015
    2. 2. Denny Haney 1898–
    3. 3. Hinry (G) Haney 1900–
    4. 4. Kinsey (G) Haney 1900–
    5. 5. John McIntosh 1892–1982
    6. 6. Bessy Haney 1909–1912
    7. 7. David Haney 1908–1988
    8. 8. Roxy Haney 1905–1995
    9. 9. Princie Haney 1906–1980
    10. 10. McKinley McIntosh 1900–1987
    11. 11. Henry (G) Haney 1896–1982
    12. 12. Dempsey Haney 1898–1991

Emeline Higgins's Timeline

4 Records

1841
4 Nov 1841
Birth of Emeline Higgins in Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
1860
1860
Age 19
Emeline Higgins resided here in Yancey, North Carolina, USA
Yancey, North Carolina, USA
1914
2 Sep 1914
Age 73
Death of Emeline Higgins in Egypt, Yancey, North Carolina
Egypt, Yancey, North Carolina
1914
3 Sep 1914
Age 73
Burial of Emeline Higgins in Burnsville, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
Burnsville, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Nov 1841
    Event Place: Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave Index
    [2] North Carolina, Deaths
    [3] North Carolina, Death Certificates, 1909-1975
    [4] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Yancey, North Carolina; Roll: M653_919; Page: 432; Image: 364; Family History Library Film: 803919

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Yancey, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Yancey, North Carolina; Roll: M653_919; Page: 432; Image: 364; Family History Library Film: 803919

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Sep 1914
    Event Place: Egypt, Yancey, North Carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave Index
    [2] North Carolina, Deaths
    [3] North Carolina, Death Certificates, 1909-1975

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 3 Sep 1914
    Event Place: Burnsville, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave Index
    [2] North Carolina, Deaths

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